Sybil Seely
Sybil Seely | |
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 Seely, photographed by Nelson Evans | |
| Born | Sibye Trevilla January 2, 1900 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 1984 (aged 84) Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Sibye Trevilla Sibye Travilla |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1917–1922 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Sybil Seely (born Sibye Trevilla,[1] January 2, 1900 [2]– June 26, 1984)[3] was a silent film actress who worked with the well known silent film comedy actor Buster Keaton. She was credited in most of her films as Sibye Trevilla.
Early years[]
Seely was born to Harry Travilla and Lucie Ellen Boyker (1855–1949) in Los Angeles.[4][5]
Career[]
Seely acted in her first film, Hearts and Flowers at the age of 17. She is known to have appeared in 21 films, some opposite Buster Keaton.
Family[]
In 1920, she married screenwriter Jules Furthman. They had a son, Jules Jr., born in 1921. In 1922, she retired from her acting career.[6]
Death[]
Seely was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1983 and also suffered from cerebral arteriosclerosis at the time of her death from cardiac failure[3] in Culver City, California, aged 84, on June 26, 1984.[7]
Filmography[]
- Hearts and Flowers (1919)
- A Lady's Tailor (1919)
- Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919)
- Up in Alf's Place (1919)
- His Last False Step (1919)
- Down on the Farm (1920)
- By Golly! (1920)
- Married Life (1920)
- One Week (1920)
- Convict 13 (1920)
- Movie Fans (1920)
- Love, Honor and Behave (1920)
- The Scarecrow (1920) (uncredited)
- Bungalow Troubles (1920)
- The Boat (1921)
- A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
- On Patrol (1922)
- The Frozen North (1922)
References[]
- ^ Massa, Steve. Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. BearManor Media. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Ssdi".
- ^ Jump up to: a b Walker, Brent E. (2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. p. 551. ISBN 9780786477111. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "Lucie Ellen Boyker Travilla (1855-1949) - Find A".
- ^ https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-2511162/lucie-ellen-boyker-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people
- ^ Sybil Seely, Classic Video Streams; accessed January 18, 2019.
- ^ Death Certificate of Sybil Travilla Furthman, classicvideostreams.com; accessed January 5, 2017.
External links[]
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- One Week (1919) at Internet Archive
- Convict 13 (1920) at Internet Archive
- The Scarecrow (1920) at Internet Archive
- The Boat (1921) at Internet Archive
- The Frozen North (1922) at Internet Archive
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- American film actresses
- American silent film actresses
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- Deaths from colorectal cancer
- Deaths from arteriosclerosis
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